Henry Parry (bishop of Perth)
Henry Parry | |
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Bishop of Perth | |
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Church | Church of England |
Diocese | Perth |
In office | 1876–1893 |
Predecessor | Mathew Hale |
Successor | Charles Riley |
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Ordination | 1852 (as priest) |
Consecration | 15 November 1868 |
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Born | Henry Hutton Parry 18 December 1826 |
Died | 15 November 1893 Perth, Western Australia | (aged 66)
Denomination | Anglican |
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Previous post(s) | Archdeacon, Vicar general and Coadjutor bishop of Barbados |
Education | Rugby School |
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Henry Hutton Parry (18 December 1826 – 15 November 1893) was a bishop of the Church of England. He was consecrated co-adjutor bishop in Barbados in 1868.[1] He was translated to Perth to become the second Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Perth, a position held from 1876 to 1893.
Early life
He was born in Antigua, the second son of Thomas Parry and Louisa Hutton. Educated at Rugby School, he entered Balliol College, Oxford, (B.A., 1851; M.A., 1859), and the University of Durham (D.D., 1876).[2]
Parry is noted as the driving force for the construction of St George's Cathedral, Perth, which was consecrated on 15 November 1888 by the Bishop of Sydney, Alfred Barry. He died in Perth, Western Australia.
Family
Parry was married to Mary Susannah Leake, eldest daughter of George Walpole Leake.[3]
References
- ^ See M. L. Skinner, The Fifth Sparrow (Sydney: Sydney University Press, 1972, p. 25).
- ^ Haynes, Mark (1974). "Parry, Henry Hutton (1826–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 September 2015 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST". Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Western Australia. 4 October 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Trove.
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